Algiers - APS
Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal presided over a ceremony Monday, at the Palace of People in Algiers, rewarding the best successful candidates of the Baccalaureate examination. The ceremony was attended by senior state officials, members of government and parents of the candidates. National success rate has reached 44.78% this year, to 171,397 candidates. The five best successful candidates, all of whom girls, passed the examination with 90%.